Marbury Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Marbury Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Marbury, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2022, Marbury Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $286k and spending of $102k, leaving 64% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $50k to $286k (+472%), an average of +139% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 147%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Marbury Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Township Six Fire Department of Craven County NC ($286k), Caernarvon Fire Company ($286k) and Broadway Volunteer Fire Dept Inc ($285k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% of the total. At year end it held assets of $394k against liabilities of $90k, net assets of $303k.